Journal article
Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 testing for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19 during the initial stages of a global pandemic
Abstract
Accurate SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis is essential to guide prevention and control of COVID-19. Here we examine SARS-CoV-2 molecular-based test performance characteristics and summarize case-level data related to COVID-19 diagnosis. From January 11 through April 22, 2020, Public Health Ontario conducted SARS-CoV-2 testing of 86,942 specimens collected from 80,354 individuals, primarily using real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction …
Authors
Guthrie JL; Chen AJ; Budhram DR; Cronin K; Peci A; Nelson P; Mallo GV; Broukhanski G; Murti M; Majury A
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 16, No. 7,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0253941
ISSN
1932-6203